The UNEP annual report is out.
It tracks progress on key initiatives to reach the agenda 2030.
42% is the amount of green house gases the world needs to cut by 2030 to limit warming to 1.5°C, as per IPCCC.
𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
- The Emission Gap Report 2023: Broken Record – Temperatures hit new highs showed that current climate pledges put the Earth on track to warm by 2.5-2.9°C this century.
- Meanwhile, the Adaptation Gap Report: Underfinanced. Underprepared, highlighted the Inadequate investment and planning on climate adaptation leaves world exposed
- The groundbreaking Methane Alert and Response System tracked major releases of the potent greenhouse gas from oil and gas installations.
𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲
In September, UNEP and partners launched the National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans Accelerator Partnership.
𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
- The world agreed on the Global Framework on Chemicals, a historic deal to protect people and the environment from chemical pollution
- Governments of the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution are committed to ending plastic pollution by 2040
- Throughout 2023, UNEP helped countries reduce waste through circularity
𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝
- UNEP and partners released “Rethinking, Extending, Re-using: Harnessing Digital Technologies for a Circular Economy”, which shows how digital product passports can contribute to the lifecycle approach.